Repairs Surveyor in Swindon

Job Purpose: Supervision of the building maintenance team. Ensure the team is working safely and are compliant with Swindon Borough Council's Health and Safety Policy. To work with the responsive repairs building maintenance surveyors to successfully deliver the repairs service.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinate and supervise building maintenance operatives to ensure the most cost effective and economical use of resources.
• Advise the repairs Managers of the level of resources required for individual jobs.
• Ensure that all work is carried out within priority period and to a high standard.
• Pre-inspect work to identify work content, duration and materials required, and liaise with surveyors to clarify before works commence.
• Produce detailed schedules of works and specify the requirements of the job.
• Pre-order non-stock materials and stock materials for larger or more complicated works.
• Monitor the delivery of repairs in line with agreed policies and performance standards.
• Work with planners to ensure works are correctly appointed with adequate time allocation.
• Carry out site compliance inspections to ensure that ladders, portable appliances, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and personal protective equipment are within their inspection dates.
• Work with Building surveyors in diagnosing building repair solutions for corporate assets.
• Carry out post inspections of selected completed works to ensure materials, time and plant have been correctly claimed.
• Organise and control contractors engaged by the building maintenance department.
• Work with the repairs co-ordinator in reporting to the Area Managers the post inspection and health and safety inspection results.
• Assist repairs business support with any completed work queries.
• Answer correspondence regarding repairs and maintenance complaints and enquiries about service delivery.
• Attend Council tenancy and public meetings, assisting in preparing reports and giving verbal advice on technical policy matters.
• Provide evidence to the Police and Judiciary in respect of relevant issues.
• Monitor and manage the availability of appointment slots and the effective delivery of the out of hours service.

Supplementary Accountabilities:

• Promote customer care, equality and diversity best practice.
• Attend information events and meetings outside normal office working hours and at weekends as required.
• Deputise for other supervisors and repair surveyors to ensure essential service delivery cover is maintained.
• Participate in continuous professional development.
• Take reasonable care not to endanger yourself or others whilst at work.
• Cooperate with the Council to enable it to comply with its statutory duties for health and safety.
• Undertake any other duties that can be accommodated within the grading level of the post.

Housing is committed to working in a manner which does not discriminate against any individual or group regardless of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or gender.

Knowledge & Experience: Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Experience in coordinating and delivering a wide range of building repairs.
• Experience in working with both direct and indirect labour.
• Knowledge in diagnosing building faults to a wide range of buildings.
• Experience of delivering to budgets.
• A working knowledge of construction related health and safety regulations.
• A working knowledge of planning and building regulation regulations.

Qualifications: Delivery expertise in maintenance. Current driving licence.

Decision Making: Prioritising of resources, diagnosing and recommending repair solutions, deciding on the most cost effective repair to be carried out, approving expenditure on Repairs delivery, initiating corrective action for poor performance.

Creativity and Innovation: Identifying and introducing service improvements. Flexibility in delivering the repairs building requirements.